August 2009 Monthly Update
Performance NAV Market Price Discount
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Beginning of month value $3.61 $2.92 19.1%
Distributions (Ex-Date August 26) $0.05 $0.05
End of month value $3.63 $2.92 19.6%
Performance for month 1.9% 1.7%
Performance year-to-date 18.7% 20.5%
For daily data visit the Fund's website at www.all-starfunds.com or
call 1-800-241-1850. The Fund's daily NAV is also available by
using the symbol XASGX. Past performance cannot predict future results.
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Net Assets at Month-End ($millions)
Total $109.3
Equities $108.4
Percent Invested in Equities 99.1%
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Top 20 Holdings at Month-End (27.8% of equity portfolio)
(Rank from previous month)
1 Strayer Education, Inc. (2) 1.9% 11 QUALCOMM, Inc. (10) 1.3%
2 Research In Motion Ltd. (1) 1.9% 12 ANSYS, Inc. (15) 1.3%
3 Core Laboratories N.V. (4) 1.6% 13 National-Oilwell
Varco, Inc. (14) 1.3%
4 Starbucks Corp. (3) 1.6% 14 Visa, Inc.,
Class A (9) 1.3%
5 Microsoft Corp. (7) 1.5% 15 Mylan, Inc. (21) 1.2%
6 LKQ Corp. (5) 1.5% 16 Oracle Corp. (18) 1.2%
7 The TJX Companies, Inc. (13) 1.5% 17 Capella Education
Co. (17) 1.2%
8 Weatherford International Ltd. (11) 1.4% 18 WellPoint, Inc. (20) 1.2%
9 Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (8) 1.4% 19 McAfee, Inc. (12) 1.1%
10 Corning, Inc. (6) 1.3% 20 Signature Bank (24) 1.1%
Holdings are subject to change
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Sector Breakdown (% of equity portfolio) *
Information Technology 26.8% New Holdings
Consumer Discretionary 16.9% Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Health Care 15.5% Avago Technologies Ltd.
Industrials 15.3% First Solar, Inc.
Financials 10.2% HEICO Corp.
Energy 10.0% Joy Global, Inc.
Materials 2.3% Longtop Financial
Consumer Staples 1.4% Technologies Ltd.
Telecommunication Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Services 1.0% Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
Utilities 0.6%
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100.0%
Holdings Liquidated
The Corporate Executive
Board Co.
Cummins, Inc.
Infinera Corp.
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A
The Walt Disney Co.
Based on Standard & Poor's and MSCI Barra Global Industry Classification
Standard (GICS).
* The Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. is a closed-end fund and does not
continuously offer shares.
Contact Information: Contact: Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. 1-800-241-1850 www.all-starfunds.com